Push button hat fastener



1966 P. c. WILLIAMSON 3,233,293

PUSH BUTTON HAT FASTENER Filed March 1?, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ||l llllllllll INVENTOR.

1966 P. c. WILLIAMSON 3,233,298

PUSH BUTTON HAT FASTENER Filed March 17, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 L 4 [/u: up Jlbx- INVENTOR.

United rates Patent 3,233,298 RUSH BUTTGN HAT FASTENER Patti {3. Wiliiamson, 2522 Marlinton Ave, Cincinnati, Gliio Filed Mar. 17, 1964, Ser. No. 352,454 1 Claim. (Ci. 24-150) This invention relates to fastening devices, and more particularly to a millinery device for fastening hats.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a push button hat fastener which will have fastening prongs which may be extended or retracted to secure or release a ladys hat.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a push button hat fastener which will be simple to operate as it will require a minimum of effort to fasten or release a ladys hat.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a push button hat fastener which will have a lower housing, an upper housing and a central push button having spring return means.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a push button hat fastener which will be made of plastic or other suitable material so that it will not corrode or otherwise become discolored in use.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a push button hat fastener which will have a circular actuator and a rotating disc with arcuately extending prongs to perform the fastening action for a ladys hat.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a push button hat fastener bearing the above objects in mind which is of simple constructon, has a minimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and eflicient in operation and use.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view of the upper housing of the invention shown removed from FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a bottom plan view of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a top plan view of the lower housing shown removed from the invention;

FIGURE 5 is a sectional view of FIGURE 4;

FIGURE 6 is a side elevational view of the push button of the invention shown removed from FIGURE 1 and shown in section;

FIGURE 7 is a side elevational view of the actuator member shown partly in section and removed from FIG- URE 1;

FIGURE 8 is a bottom plan of FIGURE 7;

FIGURE 9 is a bottom plan view of the rotating disc shown removed from FIGURE 1; and

FIGURE 10 is a side elevational view of the coil spring shown removed from FIGURE 1.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, a push button hat fastener 10 made in accordance with the present invention is shown to include a concave circular push button 12 having in integral hub 14. An annular recess 16 within the inner periphery of hub 14 provides for snapping engagement with an annular projection 18 on the outer periphery of an actuator 20. A coil spring 22 is freely received within opening 24 of actuator 20 and pro- "ice vides return means for push button 12 which will hereinafter be described. Actuator 2-9 is provided with a plurality of radial teeth 26 and projections 28 of rectangular configurations. Teeth 26 of actuator 26 engage with projections 30 within hub 32 of the upper housing 34 and a projection 35 within hub 32 provides stop means for actuator 20. A plurality of equally spaced apart openings 36 through upper housing 34 receive extensions 38 of lower housing 46 and a plurality of slots 42 receive projections 28 of actuator 29. A plurality of arcuate and extending prongs 44 are received within openings 4-6 of lower housing 40. Prongs 44 are molded into rotating disc 48 and provide fastening means for hat fastener 10. Spring 22 springingly engages surface 559 of lower housing 40 at one end and end wall 52 of actuator 20 at its other end and provides return means for actuator 26.

In operation, push button 12, when urged downwardly, enters projections 28 into slots 42 of rotating disc 48, and upon rotating disc 48 by means of push button 12 prongs 44 urge lower housing 40 upward and when button 12 is urged still further downwardly, projections 28 engage with the inner wall of rotating disc 45 and lock hat fastener it in place.

To release hat fastener it push button 12 is urged downward again in the manner as heretofore described and rotated in the opposite direction to allow projections 28 to be received within openings 42 of rotating disc 48, and prongs 44 unlock lower housing 40, and when push button 12 is released, coil spring 22 returns push button 12 to its full upward position.

It shall be noted that various changes in the size of the components herein described and slight modifications in the design may be made to accomplish the same purpose.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A hat fastener comprising a pair of members secured to one another in vertically lined spaced relation to form a housing having fastening means slidably and rotatably secured therein, said means comprising a member normally abutting the lower of said pair of members provided with hair engageable means adapted to be extended therethrough and retracted therefrom upon rotation thereof, said member having reciprocatably mounted actuating means engageable therewith for rotation thereof, provided with a finger engageable member disposed above the upper of said pair of members adapted to be pressed downwardly toward the said upper of said pair of members to engage the actuator with the said member against the bais of spring means positioned therebetween.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 725,732 4/1903 Lyon et a] 132-62 1,288,714 12/ 1918 Skinderviken 13264 FOREIGN PATENTS 737,498 10/1932 France. 829,736 1/ 1952 Germany.

WILLIAM FELDMAN, Primary Examiner.

D- GR FFIN. Ass stant Examiner. 

